Texas vs Florida: state income tax, 2025
For reference household P1 (single, $60,000 of wages), Texas and Florida charge the same state income tax.
Both figures are a hypothetical full-year resident return for tax year 2025, over the same federal return, and count state income tax only. Neither is a relocation estimate: moving mid-year means two part-year returns, which this site does not figure. “Or less” means a mechanism the engine does not yet model would lower the figure; “or more” that it would raise it.
The two largest states with no individual income tax, both by constitutional rule; every household owes nothing in either.
Six households, both states
| Household | Texas | Florida | Texas minus Florida |
|---|---|---|---|
| P1 Single, $60,000 of wages | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| P2 Married filing jointly, $150,000, two children | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| P3 Single, $85,000 wages + $15,000 long-term gain + $3,000 qualified dividends | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| P4 Married retirees, $40,000 Social Security + $30,000 pension + $20,000 IRA, both 65+ | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| P5 Head of household, $45,000, one child | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| P6 Single, $1,200,000 of wages + $500,000 long-term gain | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Full-year resident figures for 2025, state income tax only, with the same federal return in every column. Every figure is provisional. “Not shown” and “not figured” mean the engine will not state a number it cannot stand behind; hover for why.
Where the difference comes from
Texas
- No individual income tax. Every persona owes nothing, as a computed zero.Tex. Const. art. VIII, §24-a (added by H.J.R. 38, adopted 5 November 2019, which also repealed the former §24 referendum requirement) (checked 2026-08-05)
Florida
- No individual income tax. Every persona owes nothing, as a computed zero.Fla. Const. art. VII, §5(a), as recited in Fla. Stat. §220.02(1): "the mandate in s. 5, Art. VII of the State Constitution that no income tax be levied upon natural persons who are residents and citizens of this state" (checked 2026-08-05)
What this comparison leaves out
Mechanisms the engine does not model yet. Each one is named with the direction it would move the figure, which is where every “or less” above comes from.
Texas
Nothing declared.
Florida
Nothing declared.
Taxes that are not income tax. Property tax, sales and excise taxes, and state payroll levies such as disability or paid-leave contributions are not counted here, and none of them is small. Federal tax is excluded because it is the same in both columns. A state income tax comparison is not a total tax burden comparison; see methodology.
Data status
Texas. 2025 rules are provisional; engine coverage is implemented, with nothing declared as unmodelled. See the 2025 rate table.
Florida. 2025 rules are provisional; engine coverage is implemented, with nothing declared as unmodelled. See the 2025 rate table.
2026 state rules are not built yet, so this page compares 2025 only. Track status on the 2025 data status board.
Try it with your own return
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